Functional State of the Liver and Pancreas in Covid-19

Abstract

COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) has established itself as the agent primarily affecting the respiratory system, however, recent studies have shown that an increasing number of patients have reported extrapulmonary manifestations, such as thrombotic complications, myocardial dysfunction and arrhythmias, acute coronary syndromes, acute kidney injury, gastrointestinal symptoms, hepatocellular damage, hyperglycemia and ketosis, neurological diseases, ocular symptoms and dermatological complications. An important aspect of the diagnostic search and differential diagnosis of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 is the study of the functional state of the gastrointestinal tract, liver and pancreas in this formidable infection. The time of onset of symptoms from the gastrointestinal tract, hepatobiliary system and pancreas compared to the respiratory manifestations of COVID-19 is delayed. The review article presents data on the functional state of the liver and pancreas in a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19).